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Foundry plans to open business in Ironwood
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Waupaca Foundry, Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality cast and machined iron components for the transportation and industrial markets, plans to...
Wakefield-Marenisco hears good, bad news on audit
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board heard an audit report of good and bad news from accountant Karl Ahonen of Ironwood at its Monday evening...
Iron County to hold hearing on temporary deer farm ban
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — Iron County is considering implementing a temporary moratorium on importation and raising of cervids in the county, with the Iron County Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Committee deciding...
Township budget talks continue, special meeting called
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — As the minutes ticked past the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time for the regular board meeting, it became clear the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees was going to need more than a...
Hurley School Board to seek bids for expanding shop area
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Hurley School Board Monday agreed to seek bids for expanding the K-12 school. The school board could act on accepting bids at its February meeti...
Ontonagon school board president says good-bye
By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON - Dean Juntunen, president of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, said goodbye to the board Monday after 22 ½ years, most of them as president....
Mt. Zion hosts Snocross racing
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - With temperatures above freezing and the sun shining, it was a good day for racing Saturday as Gogebic Community College's Mt. Zion ski hill p...
Bessemer turns out for Christmas party
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - A Saturday Christmas party in Bessemer drew more than 150 people to the hall of VFW Post 3673, which sponsored the event. "We do it as a community...
Richardson looks forward to panel appointment
ONTONAGON — Ontonagon native JR Richardson has commented on his appointment from Governor Rick Snyder to the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority. The panel will oversee the construction of an oil pipeline tunnel in the straits of Mackinac. Richards...
Township continues to await resolution to tax debt
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — As township officials continue to prepare next year’s budget, some residents have expressed concern regarding the outstanding debt owed to various government entities in the...
Matonich appointed to state trails council
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder Friday appointed John Matonich, of Lake Gogebic, to chair the Michigan Trails Advisory Council. Matonich retired in 2016 as CEO of Rowe Professional Services Company. He served there as CEO from 1992 to 1999 and as...
Mercer library talks WordPress design
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. — Mercer Library Director Teresa Schmidt discussed the basics of building a website Thursday during a class on the basics of using WordPress. Schmidt gave an overview of the various...
Finance committee approves cell tower lease
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — It’s possible cellphone coverage in Iron County will improve after the Iron County Board of Supervisors’ finance committee approved an agreement with U.S. Cellular Thursday to allow the...
Ironwood, Gogebic projects approved for MDNR grants
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com Ironwood and Gogebic County projects were approved for Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant awards by the state legislature. The Miners Memorial Heritage Park mountain bike trail system project was...
Hurley K-12 school expansion bid process to be decided
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Hurley School Board will consider the bid process for the planned technology education expansion project at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. The school board originally discussed a...
Beacon awarded subsidy to serve Gogebic County
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The present ambulance service for Gogebic County will continue into 2019, with Beacon Ambulance covering the west end of the county and Aspirus covering the east end. The Gogebic County Board...
Wakefield municipal building ready for sports practice
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council voted Monday to adopt temporary rules regarding the use of its newly remodeled community room. In the past 10 months, a...
MSP stresses importance of cleaning windshields
WAKEFIELD — With winter set in on the Gogebic Range, local law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to fully clean off their windshields and windows before hitting the road. Not only is cleaning windshields safer, according to Michigan...
Bessemer entities share goals in united government meeting
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Bessemer city hall auditorium featured several tables Monday evening during a combined meeting that joined members from five different governing...
Sno cross racing returns to GCC
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday agreed to sell water at a discounted rate for this weekend’s sno cross snowmobile event at Mt. Zion on the campus of Gogebic Community College. Commissioners agreed to offer the same discounted...
